Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.51a (2026)

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THE UNIFORM CONDEMNATION PROCEDURES ACT

Act 87 of 1980

213.51a Short title.

Sec. 1a.

This act shall be known and may be cited as "the uniform condemnation procedures act".

History: Add. 1980, Act 309, Imd. Eff. Dec. 4, 1980

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2020–2025 · leading case: Indiana Michigan Power Co. v. Cmty. Mills Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).

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Indiana Michigan Power Co. v. Cmty. Mills Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. I. FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY On June 11, 2018, plaintiff Indiana Michigan Power Company (IMPC) filed a complaint seeking to condemn certain real property owned by Community Mills for the purpose of…”

Consumers Energy Co. v. Brian Storm (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “56(1) of the Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (UCPA), MCL 213.51a et seq. The trial court set the matter for a hearing, MCL 213.”

O Consumers Energy Co. v. Brian Storm (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “PUBLIC-NECESSITY DETERMINATION On appeal, plaintiff is not contesting the trial court’s factual finding as to public necessity, and is only challenging “the trial court’s incorrect legal conclusions and its failure to correctly interpret and apply” the Uniform Condemnation…”

Great Lakes Water Auth. v. Midwest Mem'l Grp. LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “4 A public agency’s necessity determination is binding on a court in the absence of fraud, error of law, or abuse of discretion.”

20250501_C366202_79_366202.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “The Midlam Trust argues in all four dockets that the trial court erred by holding that it was not entitled to an additional necessity hearing under the Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (UCPA), MCL 213.51a et seq., after the trial court allowed Michigan Gas to amend its…”

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